The Oldest Ochre Mine in the World Discovered in Southern Africa
Oct 29, 2024 · An international team of scientists, led by researcher Brandi L. MacDonald from the University of Missouri, has confirmed the discovery of the oldest ochre mine in the world, located in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a small country in southern Africa.. Ochre, an iron-rich clay, has been used by humans for thousands of years as a pigment for painting cave walls, decorating symbolic objects ...
A Huge Complex of Roman Baths with Mosaics Discovered in the …
Oct 7, 2024 · In the ancient city of Halaesa Archonidea (now known as Tusa), on the northern coast of Sicily, archaeologists have uncovered a series of monumental structures and remains at the end of the fifth archaeological excavation campaign carried out by the University of Palermo, in collaboration with the Tindari Archaeological Park and the Municipality of Tusa.
The true history of Rollo, the Viking from whom all current …
Sep 7, 2019 · One of the most interesting chapters of the Vikings television series is the one where we witness the twist given to the story thanks to the character of Rollo, who here is shown as brother of King Ragnar Lothbrok. In reality the character, like many others in the series, is inspired by a real perso
How the Aztec “Death Whistles” Worked, the Terrifying Sound …
Nov 19, 2024 · The so-called Aztec “death whistle” is an instrument distinguished by producing a chilling sound, comparable to a person’s blood-curdling scream, and has been the subject of study for its possible ritual uses and psychological effects on listeners. A recent analysis by the University of Zurich has r
Analysis Reveals Most Inhabitants of Pompeii Originated from the ...
Nov 8, 2024 · Recent research conducted by the University of Florence, Harvard University, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig has challenged longstanding interpretations about the origins of Pompeii’s inhabitants through the use of ancient DNA. Genetic testing has revealed an un
Lapulapu, the Filipino chief turned national hero who killed Magellan
Oct 6, 2022 · This is where Lapulapu comes into the picture, as one of them was him ( the other one was called Zula). Also known as Çilapulapu (this is how Pigafetta wrote it), Si Lapulapu (according to José Rizal), Salip Pulaka and Kali Pulako (these last two would be closer to honorific titles than to the name), the truth is that we hardly know much about this character.
An Exceptional Fossil Lost World, 280 Million Years Old, Found in …
Nov 20, 2024 · In an unprecedented discovery, an exceptional paleontological site has emerged from the mountains of the Orobie Valtellinesi Park in the Italian Alps. The fossils, preserved in delicate layers of sandstone and clay for 280 million years, reveal a complete Paleozoic-era ecosystem. This unique window
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Remains of Mayan Beekeeping Discovered in Mexico - LBV …
May 21, 2024 · Beekeeping has been a deeply rooted practice in the daily life of the Mayan population of the Yucatán Peninsula since pre-Hispanic times, as evidenced by various codices, such as the Madrid or the Tro-Cortesian, as well as some chronicles of the Indies, which mention that the ancient indigenous people used honey both as food, an object of barter, and in …
The strange and controversial prehistoric ‘sorcerer’ of the Cave of …
Jun 12, 2020 · Very close to the French town of Montesquieu-Avantés, in the Midi-Pyrénées region, and to the Tuc d'Audoubert cave with its fantastic prehistoric clay bisons, is the cave of the Trois Frères (Three Brothers). Both are part of an underground system of three caves formed by the river Volp (the thir